§304g. Disposition of property voluntarily abandoned to United States

In the event that any property is or has been voluntarily abandoned to any agency in such manner as to vest title thereto in the United States, it may be retained by such agency and devoted to official use only. If such agency shall not desire so to retain such property, the head thereof shall forthwith notify the Administrator to that effect, and the Administrator shall, within a reasonable time-

(a) order such agency to deliver the property to any other agency which requests and in his judgment should be given the property, or

(b) order disposal of the property as otherwise provided by law.

(Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 740, title III, §302, 49 Stat. 879 ; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, §102(a), 63 Stat. 380 .)

Transfer of Functions

Functions of Director of Bureau of Federal Supply transferred to Administrator of General Services and office of Director abolished by section 102(a) of act June 30, 1949, which is classified to section 752 of this title.

Effective Date of Transfer of Functions

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note under section 471 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 304f, 304j, 304k, 304l, 304m of this title; title 18 section 3668.